Betsy Palmer

★ Acting #9,566

1926 - 2015 (age 88) • Acting

Born: 11/1/1926 in East Chicago, Indiana, USA

Died: 5/29/2015 (age 88)

Known for: Acting

Betsy Palmer

★ Acting #9,566

Betsy Palmer (November 1, 1926 – May 29, 2015) was an American actress, best known as a regular panelist on the game show I've Got a Secret and later for playing Mrs. Voorhees in the slasher film Friday the 13th (1980).

Known For

Friday the 13th

64%

Mrs. Voorhees

1980

Columbo

81%

Martha Lamarr

1971

Murder, She Wrote

75%

Valerie / Lila Norris

1984

The Love Boat

63%

Millicent Holton

1977

Mister Roberts

70%

Ann Girard

1955

Just Shoot Me!

66%

Rhonda

1997

CHiPs

68%

Self (uncredited)

1977

The Tin Star

70%

Nona Mayfield

1957

Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 3

2023

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

79%

Self

2013

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

67%

Self

2010

Into the Pit: The Shocking Story of Deadpit.com

58%

Self

2009

Friday's Legacy: Horror Conventions

80%

Self

2009

Bell Witch: The Movie

55%

Bell Witch

2007

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

68%

Self

2006

Betsy Palmer: A Scream Queen Legend

Herself

2006

Penny Dreadful

48%

Trudie Tredwell

2005

The Friday the 13th Chronicles

83%

Self

2004

Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary)

70%

Self

2004

Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th'

64%

Herself

2003

Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

69%

Self - Actress

2002

FreakyLinks

67%

Betty

2000

The Fear: Resurrection

38%

Grandmother

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

Self

1999

Just Shoot Me!

66%

Rhonda

1997

E! True Hollywood Story

81%

Unknown

1996

James Dean and Me

88%

Self (uncredited)

1995

Unveiled

36%

Eva

1994

Still Not Quite Human

49%

Aunt Mildred

1992

Goddess of Love

55%

Hera

1988

Windmills of the Gods

61%

Mrs. Hart Brisbane

1988

Charles in Charge

61%

Gloria

1984

Murder, She Wrote

75%

Valerie / Lila Norris

1984

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

61%

Pamela Voorhees (archive footage)

1984

Newhart

72%

Unknown

1982